Samkok Kin Reab
Samkok Kin Reab (Thai: สามก๊กกินเรียบ, roughly “Three Kingdoms, clean sweep”) is a free hidden-role card game set in China’s Three Kingdoms era, played entirely in the browser. Each player takes a legendary hero, is secretly dealt a role — Lord, Loyalist, Rebel or Spy — and uses attack, defense and healing cards plus the hero’s own skills to eliminate the other side, while nobody at the table knows for certain who is on which side. It runs on phone, tablet or PC with nothing to install, for 1 player against bots up to 8 players in one room.
What is Samkok Kin Reab?
Samkok Kin Reab is a social-deduction card game built around hero combat. The table is split into hidden factions: the Lord and the Loyalists who protect the throne, the Rebels who want it, and a lone Spy who wants everyone else gone first. Because only the Lord is revealed, every attack, every heal and every card someone chooses not to play is a clue — the game is won by reading the table and bluffing it back.
The game is made in Thailand and is Thai-first with a full English interface. The heroes are the public-domain figures of the Three Kingdoms period — Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang, Lü Bu and their contemporaries — while every skill name, card name and piece of art is original to Samkok Kin Reab. It is free forever and never pay-to-win.
Samkok Kin Reab at a glance
- 57 heroes across four factions — Wei, Shu, Wu and the independent Qun — each with its own hit points and one to four signature skills; faction lords gain an extra Lord-only skill when they lead.
- 43 card kinds in a 160-card deck: basic cards, tricks, delayed tricks, weapons, armor and horses.
- 1 to 8 players — rooms seat 3 to 8, bots fill any empty seat, and solo play is you against 1 to 7 bots.
- 4 secret roles — Lord, Loyalist, Rebel and Spy — with only the Lord revealed at the start.
- Free, no download — runs in any modern browser and installs to your home screen as a web app; never pay-to-win.
- Thai and English — switch the interface in one tap; the hero and card guides are bilingual.
- Ranked and casual — a ranked queue with tiers, private rooms with an invite link, and match history on your profile.
- Cross-device — sign in with Google and pick up your seat from another phone or computer.
How a match works
Every match starts by dealing a secret role to each seat. Only the Lord is revealed; everyone else has to be worked out from what they do. Your goal depends on your role:
| Role | Goal | Wins when |
|---|---|---|
| Lord | The revealed leader | Every Rebel and the Spy are gone — but if the Lord dies, the Loyalists lose with him |
| Loyalist | Protect the Lord | All Rebels and the Spy are eliminated (shared win with the Lord) |
| Rebel | Bring down the Lord | The Lord dies — any surviving Rebel wins for the whole team |
| Spy | Play both sides | Be the last seat alive, with the Lord dead first |
A turn has three phases:
- Draw two cards.
- Play any number of cards — deal damage, heal, equip a weapon or armor, or pressure an opponent. You may normally play one Attack per turn, and it only reaches targets within your attack range.
- Discard down to your remaining hit points.
The core cards are Attack (1 damage to a target in range), Defense (cancels one incoming Attack), Peach (heal 1, or save a dying player) and Wine (+1 damage on your next Attack). Around them sit tricks such as Duel, Borrowed Sword and Hail of Arrows, delayed tricks like Lightning, and equipment that changes your range or shields you. Before a room match the table can run a Lord-first hero draft: the Lord picks from five candidates, then every other seat draws three and picks knowing who leads.
The full rules are on the How to play page; every hero skill is on the Heroes page and every card effect on the Cards page.
Play with friends in three steps
- Sign in with Google and create a room. Give it a name and, if you like, a password.
- Share the invite link. Friends open it in any browser on any device and take a seat — no app to install.
- Start when everyone is ready. The game deals roles and heroes automatically. Short a player or two? Add bots to fill the empty seats.
Prefer to play right now? Tap Play as guest on the home page and you are in a match against bots within seconds.
Why play it in the browser instead of at the table?
- Nothing to buy or set up — no box, no shuffling, no table to find. Open a link and play.
- Never short of players — bots take any empty seat, or the ranked queue finds you real opponents.
- The rules run themselves — attack range, card timing, judgement flips and skill conditions are resolved automatically, so nobody argues about them.
- Quicker games — a match finishes in one sitting, which makes it an easy remote game night with friends in different cities.
- Every match is remembered — your profile keeps a match history, win/loss stats and your ranked tier.
Frequently asked questions
Is Samkok Kin Reab free to play?
Yes. The whole game is free, with no entry fee, no paywall and no pay-to-win items. If you enjoy it you can support development on Ko-fi, but nothing in the game is locked behind it.
Do I need to download or install anything?
No. Samkok Kin Reab runs in the browser on iPhone, Android, tablets and desktop computers. You can add it to your home screen to open it like an app, but there is nothing to install first.
How many players can play?
From 1 to 8. A room seats 3 to 8 players and bots fill any empty seat, so you never have to wait for a full table. On your own, you play against 1 to 7 bots.
Do I need an account to play?
Guests can play against bots right away without signing up. Sign in with Google to join multiplayer rooms, play ranked and keep your win/loss record and match history.
Is the game available in English?
Yes. The whole interface is available in English and Thai and you can switch between them at any time in the game. The hero and card guides are bilingual too.
Is Samkok Kin Reab a board game or a video game?
It is a digital card game that plays like a tabletop hidden-role board game: secret roles, a hand of cards, one table of up to 8 players and a lot of bluffing. The difference is that the browser deals the cards, tracks range and hit points and enforces every rule for you.
Can I play with people I don't know?
Yes. Join the ranked queue to be matched with other players, or look for an open room in the lobby. Every finished match is saved to your account's history.
Which devices and browsers are supported?
Any modern browser: Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge on a phone, tablet or computer. The game is designed for portrait play on phones and works on larger screens too.
Where can I learn the rules?
The How to play page explains the roles, the turn structure and the core cards, and the Heroes and Cards guides list every hero skill and card effect in the game.
Explore the game
- Get the Android app — the same game with a home-screen icon and in-app updates, free on Google Play.
- All 57 heroes — hit points, skills and strategy for every hero, by faction.
- All 43 cards — effect, combos and counterplay for every card in the deck.
- How to play — the rules in Thai and English.
- What’s new — every update and fix, newest first.
- Discord — find a game, report a bug, meet the table.
- Ko-fi — support development (optional; nothing in the game is paid).